Montego Glover & More Tapped for Marco Ramirez's The Royale Off-Broadway

Current Les Miz Fantine Montego Glover and more will be featured in the previously announced The Royale off-Broadway. Directed by Rachel Chavkin, the new play by Marco Ramirez will begin previews on February 11, 2016 at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Opening night is set for March 7.

Joining Glover in the cast will be McKinley Belcher III (Romeo & Juliet), Khris Davis (New York stage debut), John Lavelle (The Graduate) and Clarke Peters (King Lear).

Loosely based on the real-life experiences of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight world champion, The Royale tells, in six rounds, the fictional story of Jay “The Sport” Johnson (Davis), a charismatic Negro Heavyweight Champion. It’s 1905 and as Johnson faces his opponents—and confronts his demons—he exposes the troublesome events in his life that have propelled him into the ring with a burning desire to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

The production will feature sets by Nick Vaughan, costumes by Dede Ayite, lights by Austin R. Smith and sound by Matt Hubbs.